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Originally Posted by dxb335d
Mate I've got photos some where of a temp gauge reading -18 deg C....
At Cromer last Xmas we had a Job and it was -22
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No doubt you do - I've got a photo of where my car was reading -10.5c last year. But there are always anomalies like this - this is why AVERAGES are important and not extremes. People here are only focussing on the extreme weather and extreme temperatures.
I'm sure there is probably data to show that it's been 15-20c before in December sometime over the past 30 years, doesn't mean it's like that every year though does it? The October had temperatures that reached 30c - when the average October temperature is 13.9c. Does that mean i should go shopping for extra summer gear next year in anticipation for another 30c October? Obviously not.
It's just the same for this. People don't seem to be able to remember any further back that about 2 years ago. Last year was the coldest December the UK has experienced in 100 YEARS and the second coldest in 350 YEARS!
Interestingly, it was also the 3rd driest December since records began. Dry weather and winter tyres = lol.